Transcript GRAPES Ancient China

G.R.A.P.E.S
Ancient China
GEOGRAPHY
1.Southeast Asia
2. Fertile River system – Huang He
(Yellow River) and
Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)
3. Millet, wheat, rice, vegatables
4. Millet, wheat, rice, fish
5. Isolated from the rest of the world
because it’s surrounded by mountains,
deserts, and plateaus
6. Rivers (yellow silt which is fine fertile
Soil, Central Plain (civilization began),
Deserts, plateau, Gobi Desert,
Taklimakan Desert, Himalaya mountains
RELIGION
1. They believe in many gods and
worshipped the spirits of their dead
ancestors
2. They believed that the king’s health
and farms were influences by the gods
and the that the rulers that were bad
would cause disaster to the dynasty
3. They had ceremonies to keep the
spirits happy and offered beautifully
decorated bronze vessels and used the
oracle bones to answer questions.
5. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties,
but not the Qin and Han
Zhou believed in the Mandate of heavenruler could rule unless he was unworthy
by the gods
ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Silk, iron, bronze, paper, compass
2. Great Wall of China –protection
3. Paper, 1st compass, improved plow
4. Paper is used and has improved, a
compass now is used in GPS systems
6. The process of silk was a very unique
technique that stayed a secret for a
very long time
7. Some of the statues reflect Budhism
POLITICS
1. All were to bring order to society
Qin-Legalism – emphasizes order through
Strong government and strictly enforced
laws
Han-Confucianism based on respect
for authority and one another
2. Emperor (Shi Huangdi)
3. Emperor/king
4. Emperor
5. When an emperor dies his son
becomes emperor. If there is not a son, a
relative comes into power
6. No
ECONOMY
1. Trade (using the silk road)
2. They bartered goods and also used
a money system too
3. Silk, paper, objects made of iron, and
bronze. They wanted gold, silver, olive
oil
4. Market towns grew, cultures influenced
other cultures
5. horses, gold, silver, olive oil, pottery,
grapes
6. Silk was important to trade and horses
were important to receive during trading
7. Yes, silk, paper, iron, bronze
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
1. Shang – king, warlords, farmers
2. Benefited-Kings, emperor’s family
Who did not? The peasants did not
(80% of the population were peasants/
Farmers
3. King or emperor
5. Just the king or emperor
6. Farmers, traders
Family-you were born into a dynasty
and the gods decided whether
you kept ruling or not, 80% were
peasants